A child on a bike with training wheels rides with his mom on Beechwood Avenue in Ottawa, December 2024. He is learning to have an active lifestyle, helping to protect the environment, and more likely to become a lifelong cyclist because he is safe.
E-Bikes – Enabling a Car-Lite Lifestyle and More
This article in Momentum Magazine highlights how e-bikes are shifting urban transportation. It is based on a case study in the Jiading district of Shanghai, China. In addition to the usual benefits of lower car use and enabling older or less-athletic people to go longer distances, it notes that people with e-bikes actually do more […]
Bike Ottawa board members: For the love of bicycles, Part II
Part Two of Board members and Committee Chair Bike Love stories! Part Two of Board members and Committee Chair Bike Love stories!
Giacomo Panico’s Bike Love story: The “immersibility” of riding a bike
The final Bike Love story comes from Giacomo Panico – reporter, as well as interim producer and host of CBC Radio’s “In Town and Out.” It’s highly likely that you’ve seen him around Ottawa on his bike reporting the news! Thanks Giacomo for sharing your love of biking with us.